Public Enemys Wife (Warner Bros.) (1936)

“Puslic ENEMY’S WIFE” L I C I T Y Portraying two G-Men whose bullets made widows of the mates of the mobsters, Pat O’Brien (right) and Robert Armstrong have their biggest screen roles of the year in ‘‘ Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ the Warner Bros. film story of the aftermath of the biggest manhunt in history, which Opens atthe. EWCGQURG™ OW Se ee Mat No. 209—20c¢ Miss Lindsay Shaves Off Ceasar Romero’s Mustache Feminine Lead In ‘Public Enemy’s Wife” Only Cuts Gangster Husband Twice Cesar Romero had a mustache. The tall, dark and handsome actor was proud of it even though it wasn’t a very big mustache. In fact it had only twenty-four hairs, twelve on each side. But feminine fans had commented on it favorably in his rapidly growing fan mail. Nick Grinde, director of the Warner Bros. picture, ‘‘ Pub 9 lic Enemy’s Wife, Ole As cen , looked at it thoughtfully when Romero reported for work as the ‘public enemy’’ in that film, ‘“*The mustache has to come off,’’ he said. ‘‘You’re a prisoner, Prisoners don’t wear mustaches. Romero was pained. He rubbed the twenty-four hairs with a protective gesture. *¢T don’t want it off,’’ he protested. ‘‘I feel naked without it and besides I don’t look like me —I look sinister. Before I grew it, policemen used to look at me and mentally run up and down to the rogues’ gallery to place me,’’ ‘So much the better,’’ Grinde pointed out. ‘‘You’re a very sinister character in this picture. You’re a gangster. You frame your wife into prison because you don’t want her running around with other guys. You go out gunning for her new husband because she divorcees you and marries again when she is released from prison.’? ‘“¢T know, I know,’’ Romero answered sadly. ‘‘I’m always a gangster. But they always let me wear my mustache at the other studios. ’”’ ‘<This one is different. You’re in prison. Wardens wouldn’t care. about fan mail.’’ Page Twenty-two which comes to the een ae ee Theatre Romero could see he was fighting a losing battle. His arguments grew weaker. Grinde beckoned to Pinky Weiss, the prop man, and whispered in his ear. Pinky rummaged in his’ prop box and produced an old fashioned straight edge razor. : He handed it to the actor. Romero held it gingerly and made no move towards shaving off the offending mustache. Margaret Lindsay was fascinated by the razor. “Let me, Cesar, she asked. ‘*T’ve never shaved a mustache One The actor was resigned. ‘‘Go ahead. If you slip, it’s all right, too.’? So she shaved his mustache off and only cut him twice, neither time very badly. ‘*Public Enemy’s Wife’? is a powerful drama in which G-Men figure in the romance of a girl who had been unjustly put in prison. Besides Miss Lindsay and Romero, the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Robert Armstrong, Dick Foran, Joseph King, Richard Pureell and Addison Richards. The screen play is by Abem Finke: and Harold Buckley, based on the story by P. J, Wolfson, ” Pat O’Brien Has Uncanny Memory For Old Lyrics When screen writers on the Warner Bros. lot want to find out the number of topsails used on a three masted schooner or the type of hand mirror used by Queen Elizabeth, they consult the Research Department. When they want the title or lyrics to old time songs, they consult Pat O’Brien, star of “Public Enemy’s Wife,” the Warner Bros. picture now showing at the 0.00.00... Theatre. O’Brien, who has an uncanny gift of being able to memorize such things, is one of Hollywood’s foremost authorities on songs sung in vaudeville and musical comedy of several decades ago. Without a second’s hesitation, the actor can recite the verse and all the known choruses of almost any of the old time popular songs. Writers and other people interested in searching for the correct lyrics to an old time tune would ordinarily go to Warren and Dubin, Warner Bros. song writers. As it happens, Warren and Dubin come to Pat O’Brien when their memory fails them in such a case. Hardly a day passes that someone doesn’t step up to the actor and say: “Pat, what’s the name of that old song that was sung by so and so, the vaudeville team, at Hammerstein’s back in 1907?” “Why, that was such and such a song,” Pat will reply, giving the title. “It had eighteen verses. Want to hear ’em?” Pat has the role of a G-Man in “Public Enemy’s Wife,” a dynamic drama of a beautiful girl’s struggle to escape the toils of the law and also her maniacal husband. Besides O’Brien, the cast includes Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Joseph King, Richard Purcell and Addison Richards. Left Behind Margaret Lindsay in the title role of ‘*Public Hnemy’s Wife’’ the Warner Bros. picture of the girls left behind when the public enemies were rubbed out or locked up, It is now playing at the Seay. Theatre, Mat No. 106—10¢e Pat O’Brien Just Can’t Break Jinx Of Slot Machine Pat O’Brien’s notorious failing for slot machines paved the way for a “rib” on the set of “Public Enemy’s Wife,” the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the ........ ea ae Pheatre Onsen: seas. cos Pat had been putting his nickels and dimes in slots for years. He had never hit a jackpot and kept playing only in an attempt to break his jinx. There was a slot machine on the fishing resort set in the film. Margaret Lindsay, spotting it, had a consultation with “Pinky” Weiss, the prop man, who then did a little work on its internal organs with a screwdriver and a file, while Pat was off the set. Sure enough, when Pat returned, he sauntered casually over to it. He knew that it was loaded only with slugs, but he couldn’t help himself. He took a nickel out of his pocket, put it in the slot and pulled down the lever. Much to his amazement, the three bars popped up and slugs in large quantities poured out over the floor. It didn’t improve him financially, but he wore a smile of contentment because he finally shattered his jinx. “Now I can quit happy,” he said. Margaret borrowed a few of his slugs. She hit the jackpot too. Robert Armstrong and Cesar Romero followed her with the same results. The chipper look on Pat’s face was erased to make way for a slow burn. Pat is still playing the slot machines, in search of a jackpot which is on the up and up. Pat plays the role of a G-Man in “Public Enemy’s Wife,” a dynamic drama of a beautiful girl’s struggles to escape the toils of the law and also her maniacal husband who has caused her to be unjustly convicted of a crime. Nick Grinde directed the film from the screen play by Abem Finkel and Harold Buckley, based on a story by P. J. Wolfson. Trophy Goes To Pat O’Brien For Biggest Whopper “Story conferences” took place daily on the set of “Public Enemy’s Wife”, during the filming of the Warner Bros. picture now Showiale atc ine. occ ..-1.¥ Theatre. But these conferences were not to revise the script. The conferees, Pa t O’Brien, Robert Armstrong and Dick Foran took turns telling stories in competition for a battered trophy which the property man exhumed from a drawer in his prop box. The rules of the informal contest were simple. Between scenes whenever possible, the three drew chairs into a circle in a secluded corner. The one who told the best story of the day, determined by a vote, got possession of the cup until the next meeting. At the end of the picture, the actor who had held it most often got it for keeps. Pat O’Brien, a raconteur of sorts, won the cup, with Armstrong second and Foran third. “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a powerful drama of a_ beautiful girl’s struggle to escape the toils of the law and also her maniacal husband, who has caused to her to be unjustly imprisoned. Nick Grinde directed the film from the screen play by Abem Finkel and Harold Buckley, based on a story by P. J. Wolfson. Defy The Mobs FORO Pat O’Brien and Margaret Lindsay defy mob vengeance in ‘‘ Public Enemy’s Wife’’ Warner Bros.’ astounding story of the mates of the mobsters, widowed by the guns of the G-Men. It’s ‘‘ Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ which is now playing at the . Theatre. Mat No. 108—10¢ Before Making Good Pat O’Brien Had Tough Time It isn’t unusual for Pat O’Brien to arrive home in the evening with six copies of the same news paper. Pat, who has the stellar role in the Warner Bros. picture, “Public Enemy’s Wife,’ which comes tothe ii 2s4.48: Theatre OR esas cee , is a sucker for newsboys. He’ll buy a _ paper from anyone who approaches him. The reason dates back to Pat’s youth. He was a newsboy too. Things were pretty tough then. He likes to make it a bit easier for others now. The O’Brien family of Milwaukee was far from prosperous. He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t working. When he was going to grammar school, he also stood on a cold, windy Milwau. kee street corner hawking newspapers. Stripped to the waist and sweating, he worked as a black smith’s assistant. He heaved trunks on trucks and carried them about the railroad station for the American Express Company. He worked his way through Marquette University by laying cement sidewalks with a gang of day laborers. During vacations, he worked in a lumber camp in the North Woods. Laboring side by side with him was one of the kids he grew up with, Spencer Tracy. Spencer was the fellow he starved with when he thought he was destined to be an actor. No one else seemed to think so and they both skipped meals and the room rent. So every time he unobtrusively slips a “fin” into an eager hand, his mind slips back to a shivering kid selling papers on a street corner. “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a powerful drama in which G-Men figure in the romance of a girl who had been unjustly put in prison. Besides O’Brien, the cast incudes Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Joseph King, Richard Pureell and Addison Richards.